Writing Contests:

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New listings added for the current week, if
any, are indicated in italics. Print copies
of the rules and regulations governing the writing contests
listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite 320.Sponsor/Title: Stanford Technology Law Review
Paper Contest.Topic: Issues at the intersection of
law and technology.Prizes: First place, $1,000; second
place, $500; third place, $250.Deadline: The deadline for submissions
is October 17, 2005.Website:http://stlr.stanford.eduSponsor/Title: Berkeley Journal of Gender,
Law, and Justice Writing Award.Topic: Submissions should address the
lives and struggles of underrepresented women. In particular,
submissions are sought that examine the intersection of gender
with one or more other axes of subordination including, but
not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability.Prizes: First place, $250 and publication
of article.Deadline: Submissions must be received
by November 1, 2005.Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Law Student Essay Contest.Topic: The right of the individual to
keep and bear arms as a federally protected right.Prizes: First place, $5,000; second
place, $3,000; third place, $2,000; fourth place, $1,000.Deadline: Entries must be postmarked
or delivered on or before May 31, 2006.Website:http://www.nradefensefund.orgSponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Scholarship Contest for Law Students.Topic: Scholarships will be awarded to
law students who submit articles on the constitutional right
to keep and bear arms of quality suitable for publication
in a law review journal. Open to third-year law students (as
of Fall 2005).Prizes: First place, $12,500 toward
tuition; second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500.Deadline: Entries must be received
on or before June 1, 2006.Website:http://www.nradefensefund.org